[nabs-l] Question about SSI

[Greg Aikens]

Hi Sami,
I found that I had much better success with SSI when I spoke to them instead of my parents. If you can make some time during your schedule during the week, that may help you iron out some issues. 

Best,
Greg

> On May 17, 2016, at 9:07 AM, STOMBERG, KENNEDY via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I have never hSocial go to SocialSECURITY in person to prove that I am
> blind, though, of course they do require some proof.
> 
> Quite frankly, i think  it's sily that they're making you do this, and it
> might be illegal. You may want to look into whether they can actually do
> that. Just a dought.
> 
> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 7:29 AM, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Sami.  I've never had to go to my Social security office to prove
>> that I'm blind.  I did have to go once, to straighten out why my
>> checks had stopped coming as direct deposit instead of via check, but
>> I've never heard of such a thing.  Maybe the different socical
>> security laws for SSI differ from state to state.  I'm not sure what
>> you could do, but I know how frustrating that would be.  I'd call your
>> social security office and talk to someone about the letter you
>> received.
>> 
>> On 5/16/16, Sami Osborne via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I'm having a rather frustrating issue with Social Security here
>>> in NY, who are providing me my SSI benefits.  A few weeks ago, I
>>> received a letter in the mail from Social Security telling me
>>> that I need to show up in person at their office because they
>>> wanted to prove that I'm actually blind even though I provided
>>> them with all the documentation and was approved almost six
>>> months ago.  What bothers me is that as I said, they asked me to
>>> show up in person at their office.  My mom thought that we could
>>> just talk to them on the phone, and she called and spoke with
>>> them (I couldn't because I'm at my blindness training center for
>>> the week and only go home on weekends).  My mom said that she
>>> even spoke with them two or three times.  The first time they
>>> said that they would call me personally at home to set up the
>>> appointment for showing up in person, but obviously I wouldn't
>>> have been able to speak with them since I'm not home during the
>>> week.  My mom gave them my cell phone number, but they haven't
>>> called me that way either.  This is a very frustrating issue in
>>> my opinion.  I have asked other friends of mine at the training
>>> center that I'm at if they had to show up at their Social
>>> Security office six months after they were approved for SSI
>>> benefits, and they said no.  My mom thinks that it depends on the
>>> state, and that the reason they do that is probably because they
>>> want to make sure that you're not cheating in getting SSI (by the
>>> way, the people at the training center that I'm at come from all
>>> over the country).
>>> 
>>> So I'd like to know if you guys have gone through a similar
>>> experience, and if so, have you had to show up in person at the
>>> office or just talk with them on the phone?
>>> 
>>> Hope to hear from you soon, and for those of you who just
>>> finished with college, I hope you're enjoying the end as your
>>> semester!
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Sami
>>> 
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